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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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